Longest unbeaten streaks in world football. Is Arsenal’s record being threatened by Chelsea?
Chelsea currently look unstoppable in the Premier League, and are unbeaten this campaign so far. They still have a long way to go, but many are already tipping them to go the entire season without losing.
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Here are the top 10 longest unbeaten streaks in footballing history:
10) Nottingham Forest – 42 games – 26/11/1977 to 9/12/1978
A dominant Forest side led by Brian Clough managed to go an impressive 42 games unbeaten.
During this period they won an English league title as well as a European Cup.
9) Dinamo Bucharest – 47 games – 26/5/1991 to 26/9/1992
The first of two Romanian teams on the list, Dinamo went 47 games unbeaten and won the 1991/92 Divizia A title.
=7) Juventus – 49 games – 15/5/2011 to 3/11/2012
Juve looked to be approaching AC Milan’s Serie A unbeaten record, but lost 3-1 to Inter Milan on their 50th game.
=7) Arsenal – 49 games – 7/5/2003 to 24/10/2004
Known as the Invincibles, Arsenal went an entire Premier League season unbeaten; a feat that is yet to be replicated.
Their streak ended when they lost 2-0 to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
6) Ajax – 52 games – 28/8/1994 to 14/1/1996
Current Man United boss Louis van Gaal led a winning streak that saw the Dutch club win both the Eridivisie and the Champions League.
With legends such as Marc Overmars, Edwin van der Saar, and Clarence Seedorf, this was undoubtedly one of the greatest European teams of all time.
5) FC Porto – 53 games – 22/11/1994 to 23/3/1996
Led by Sir Bobby Robson, Porto looked set to break the Portuguese record set by Benfica over 20 years earlier.
They fell just short of the record, but still managed to win two league titles.
4) Benfica – 56 games – 24/10/1976 to 1/9/1978
An unbeaten streak which saw the Portuguese giants win two domestic titles. A fantastic response to losing their star striker Eusebio a season earlier.
3) AC Milan – 58 games – 26/5/1991 to 21/3/1993
The first team to win a Serie A title while remaining unbeaten for the entire season. The run began with a goalless draw against Parma, and was ended almost two years later with a defeat to the same club.
2) Celtic – 62 games – 20/11/1915 to 21/4/1917
The longest streak in British history, Celtic were the world record holders for nearly 70 years.
Their streak came to an end on the final day of the 1916/17 season when they lost to Kilmarnock.
1) Steaua Bucharest – 104 games – 17/8/1986 to 9/9/1989
Steaua Bucharest may hold the record for longest unbeaten run in world football, but the record is tarnished somewhat by the fact that the streak was obtained under controversial circumstances.
At the time the club was linked to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, who apparently influenced a number of refereeing decisions and brought a number of top players to the club using less than legal means.